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Eve Fairbanks / BuzzFeed:
Mark Halperin Poisoned Our Politics — Reports of sexual harassment destroyed his reputation and his career. But I want to talk about the deeper, subtler, more insidious effect Mark Halperin had on our politics. — In mid-2005 I packed two duffel bags and took a train to Washington …
CNN:
How Sarah Sanders humiliated the press — Sarah Sanders encouraged reporters to say what they're thankful for before she'd answer questions on Monday — John Kirby: Her aw-shucks stunt was part of administration's effort to undermine credibility, stature of a free press
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Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
The Degrading Ritual of Sarah Huckabee Sanders's Pre-Thanksgiving Press Briefing — The President of the United States is a bully who makes a mockery of his office, democratic institutions, and the English language. So is his press secretary. On Monday, during the last briefing …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Alabama ex-cop says she was tasked with keeping Roy Moore away from cheerleaders at high school games — A retired Alabama police officer told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Tuesday that she had to keep an eye on Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore in the 1980s at local high school football games …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: 2 groups that dumped Moore not reconsidering him — The Latest on sexual misconduct allegations against Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore (all times local): — Two Republican groups say they have no plans to support embattled Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore …
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
The Republican Case for Doug Jones
Kelley Paul / CNN:
Since the attack, my husband Rand Paul hasn't taken a single breath without pain — Kelley Paul is the wife of Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. — (CNN)The average person takes 20,000 breaths a day. Since November 3, my husband, Rand Paul, has not taken a single one without pain.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Charlie Rose accused of sexual harassment by three CBS employees — Three CBS employees are accusing Charlie Rose of sexual harassment. — The new allegations come after Rose was fired from CBS News and PBS following a report in The Washington Post in which eight women accused Rose of sexual misconduct.
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CBS News:
Three CBS employees accuse Charlie Rose of sexual harassment
Three CBS employees accuse Charlie Rose of sexual harassment
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Ian Mohr / Page Six:
‘CBS This Morning’ is ‘begging’ Oprah to fill in for Charlie Rose
‘CBS This Morning’ is ‘begging’ Oprah to fill in for Charlie Rose
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Meg Kelly / Washington Post:
President Trump and accusations of sexual misconduct: The complete list — “Women are very special. I think it's a very special time, a lot of things are coming out and I think that's good for our society and I think it's very, very good for women and I'm very happy a lot of these things are coming out.
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KSTP-TV:
KSTP/SurveyUSA: Franken Job Approval Plummets, Many Say He Should Resign — In less than a week since sexual harassment allegations were leveled against Minnesota Senator Al Franken, his approval rating has plummeted and many Minnesotans say he should resign, according to an exclusive KSTP/SurveyUSA poll.
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Detroit Free Press:
U.S Rep. John Conyers must resign — John Conyers Jr. has a long and complicated legacy in southeast Michigan and the U.S. Congress. — He has been an undisputed hero of the civil rights movement, a legislator of uncommon influence and power, and an aging icon whose felonious wife …
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David McCabe / Axios:
Facebook will tell users if they followed Russian pages — Facebook will tell users whether they followed pages set up by Russian operatives as part of a broad campaign to interfere in the 2016 election. The company, along with Twitter and Google, have faced pressure from lawmakers …
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
Murkowski says she backs Obamacare mandate repeal — Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she supports GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate, the Alaska Republican wrote in an op-ed for a local newspaper Tuesday. — “I have always supported the freedom to choose,” …
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski / www.newsminer.com:
Alaskan senator supports free choice for health care
Alaskan senator supports free choice for health care
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Facebook:
Continuing Transparency on Russian Activity — A few weeks ago, we shared our plans to increase the transparency of advertising on Facebook. This is part of our ongoing effort to protect our platforms and the people who use them from bad actors who try to undermine our democracy.
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Politico, Business Insider, The Verge, Mashable and Gizmodo
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet:
Eight Personnel Recovered from C2-A Aircraft Crash in Philippine Sea — PHILIPPINE SEA - Search and rescue operations recovered eight personnel following a C2-A Greyhound aircraft crash southeast of Okinawa at approximately 3:23 p.m. today. — All personnel were transferred to USS Ronald Reagan …
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
U.S. Navy plane carrying 11 crashes into Pacific Ocean off Japan, 8 rescued
U.S. Navy plane carrying 11 crashes into Pacific Ocean off Japan, 8 rescued
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Business Insider, Associated Press, The Daily Caller and Axios
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
LaVar Ball fires back at Trump: 'If you help, you shouldn't have to say anything' — LaVar Ball, the father of UCLA basketball player LiAngelo Ball, fired back at President Trump on Monday night, saying Trump “shouldn't have to say anything” if he helped engineer the college student's release from China following his arrest.
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Kelly Has Clipped his Wings”: Jared Kushner's Horizons Are Collapsing within the West Wing — The West Wing princeling's portfolio had been shrunk largely to the Middle East—but then his Saudi Arabia trip caused problems for the chief of staff. — When Donald Trump appointed John Kelly …
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Foster Klug / Associated Press:
Cold War drama caught on video as N. Korean soldier escapes — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It's 3:11 p.m. on a cold, gray day on the North Korean side of the most heavily armed border in the world, and a lone soldier is racing toward freedom. — His dark olive-green jeep speeds down a straight …
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ProPublica:
Here Are the White House Visitor Records the Trump Administration Didn't Want You to See — The Trump White House tried to block public access to visitor logs of five federal offices working directly for the president even though they were subject to public disclosure through the Freedom of Information Act.
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Daily Kos
Joe Berkowitz / GQ:
It's Your Civic Duty to Ruin Thanksgiving by Bringing Up Trump — This Turkey Day, consider making life HELL for a few of your relatives. — It's late-November 2017, and you know what that means: Every man you've ever seen on TV for any reason has just been unmasked as a woman-hating sewer ghoul.
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Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
The Voices in Blue America's Head — For years, liberals have tried, and failed, to create their own version of conservative talk radio. Has Crooked Media finally figured it out? — It was early November, the day before Virginia's elections, and the Democratic cavalry …
Jeremy Gorner / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago cop faces discipline for insensitive, threatening posts on Facebook — Chicago police Officer Brian J. Hansen was cited by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability for more than 60 rule violations, including inflammatory Facebook posts. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
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New York Post and The Daily Caller
Mark Bauerlein / Politico:
This Is What It's Like to Be the Only Trump Fan at Thanksgiving Dinner — In my household, when the holidays come, the usual family members plus a friend or two gather. We have three generations at the table: two female 80-year-olds, some 50-year-olds and the millennials. Only one of us is a Trump supporter.
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Raw Story
cms.gov:
Weekly Enrollment Snapshot: Week Three … In week three of Open Enrollment for 2018, 798,829 people selected plans using the HealthCare.gov platform. As in past years, enrollment weeks are measured Sunday through Saturday. — Every week during Open Enrollment, the Centers …
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